Hat hanger



Umm. 11924.l Mmmm n J. W. ALTlN/iYEi-" HAT HANGER Filed NOV. 18,1922

INVENTOR ATTO R N EY' Patented ci. ld', i924.

JOI-IN W. ALTMYER, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

HAT HANG-ER.

Application led November 18, 1922.v Serial No. 601,840.

ing a hat against the under side oi' an automobile top in amanner toprevent in jury 'to the hat and at the same time et tectively maintainthe hat in position.

The present invention is a contini'iation of my former application,Serial No.

528,238, tiled January l0, 1922.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying' drawing forming part of this specification, with theunderstanding, however, that the invention is not coniined to any strictconformity with the showing` in the drawing, but may bechanged andmodiiied so long as such changes and modi tications mark no materialdeparture troni the salient features of the invention eX- pressed in theappended claims.

lin the drawing Fig. t is a perspective view of a part of an automobileshowing the hanger mounted upon the under side of the automobile top.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the hanger detached. y

Fig. 3 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale showing the tab andhook.

Fig. e is a plan View of the hanger having stretching means connectedtherewith.

Fig. 5 is a detail View of a part ot the stretching means.

Fig. 6 Ais a plan viewot' a slightly moditied form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, l designates an automobile,upon which is mounted a Vtop 2, having cross bows il to which myinvention is particularly tobe attached. The invention includes a blockl having an interior cavity 5, which is con cealed when the block isattached to theV cross bow 3 by means of a screw or the like, in themanner shown. An elastic member t3 has its ends inserted through anopening 'in the block l and securely tened in a clip 7 Within the block.`The intermediate portion of the member 6, therefore, forms a loop 8 towhich a tab 9 slidably secured by means of an eyelet 19,

or the like. The tab may be provided with one or more holes, asindicated at l0 and ll, either one of which, when the device isstretched, may be received by a hook l2 secured to one oi the cross bowsat a suitable distance rom the block It., The elastic member 6 is ofsuitable length to receive the crown of a hat, and the block et andhook` l2` are spaced a suitable distance apart so that the hat will besecurely held to the top of the automobile, as indicated in Fig. l.

For the purpose of holding a soft hat',` which is liable to be damagedby too great a pressure, it may, insonne instances, be

desirable to use a stretcher in connection with the hanger, for thepurpose of spacing the sides of the loop a suitable distance fromeachother. Such a device is shown in Figs.` e and 5, and comprises apair ot channel rods 13, each oi which is pivotally mounted at one endon a pin 14 between a pair oi ears l5' Jformed integrally with a collar16, the outer ends of the col! lar being inturned and clamped upon theiiexible element to prevent movement of the collar relative thereto.Preferably, the collars i6 are oii'set with respect to each other, asshown in Fig. et, and the opposite ends of the rods i3 are pivotallysecured to the collars 17, which are freely slidable upon the oppositestrand. A spring 18 is coiled about the pivot pin let to normally urgethe rods into a position transverse to the strands of the loop.

ln using my hanger, after the hat has been inserted, the luser may, bygrasping the tab 9, stretch the same sufficiently to firmly hold the hatand insert the hook 'l2 through either oi' the holes 'l0 or ll. It isobvious, also, that the device may be stretched fui14 ther, if desired,and the hook inserted through the loop 8. In Fig. 6, l have shown aslight modification, in which the tab 9 is used merely for the purposeot providing a convenient finger hold, and the loop is placed over thehook l2, which,

inthis form, is made somewhat wider than the hook 12. Y i

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that l have invented avery convement and useful device lfor holding the hats of automobilists,which will prevent the samefrombeiig crushed or blolvvn'avvay,

andone Aviliic'h maybe manufactuled at comparatively small cost. -A

It is obvousfthat thtinvention not' p limited lfor use in connectionWith automo- .A het holder ,Comprising Aelastic, nrembjer having itsends securedVK to heid-Tit.

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biles but Inay Vbe employed for other pu/rthat isclaimed ist; Y

a block, an

said ,biQQk TSpaeed relation said bloclryliaving ineansffor''securing'v'it [to a fixedfpart, the' "nter ediateport'ion' of theelastic mem` part ands'paced from t-heblock a said elasticmember, and atabconnected to thewloop diport-ion-of 'the elastic member connectingitfwith the hook to in "stretched position.

i Qiffhat holder comprising a block,

adapted tofbefsecured to afixed` part, an

V`elastic,member hav-ing its ends secured to "said-block inispaced'apartrelation, lthey intermediate portion Loit-"the elastic member formying`afloop, a nook falsojfsecured" toy the 1fixed par andjspaced from theblock a greater ..distancef'tlanz the4 Vnormal length of' said iimember', said' h'oolr'y being connected to` the looped portions 'of'the ela'sticf member when the latten isstretchednforholding'saidmeniystretched-y position, the sides ofl said .,mejmber maintainingtheir Y spaced relation 3:"A'i`liatholder comprising a'block, anela'slcf'nember having its ends secured to saifdl block, the'latterhaving meansy 'for slegcuii'ng it tofa fixed-` part, the intermediateyportion ofthe elastic member forming a loop, a hooklsecuredftothe'fix'ed part, and

` a vtabl mounted on the looped: portion and having afhole adaptedftoreceive the hook vif-lienr the elastic member is" stretched;

lfA'hat holdercomprising an elastic member 'having *tvvoLV strands,`means for vrigidlyconnecting one end of said member toa flied lpart andholding the strands in spaced'apa'rt relation, a hook also secured'to-a)fixed part,'and a' tab mounted on the otherend of saidfmember'andhaving a hole adaptedtofreceive the'h'ookj When the elastic member .isstretched.

fA'fhat holder comprising an elastic .member having its endssecured to afixed nected-to the looped end of the elastic mem- "eher, andfmea-nsfor?stretching the portions 'of the elastic member between the` loopedlnga'loop, aihool' also secured to,

portion and the ends of said member into spaced relation with eachother.

6.` A hat holfdercomprising an elastic member doubled upon'itself 'toform two parallel strands, the ends of the elastic member. being`secured to a fixed part, the intermediate portion of the elastic` memberforming a. loop, a hook also secured to a fixed part and adapted toreceive the looped end' of' the elastic member, and means for stretchingthe strands of the elastic member into spaced 'relation to each other,said means being slidablymounted at one end 'on one of the strandsandfsecure'dl ratitsother endto the other'str'and.

7. A hat holder comprising a hollow block adapted to be secured to afixed part, an elastic member having its ends passe-d throughtl'iesid-eyof theblock and secu-red therein, the intermediate portion offithcelastic member forming a loop, a'hook 'also secured to the fixed partand" adapted to receivethe looped end cf the elastic' me`mber, and meansfor stretching the portions of theelastic member between the loopedportion and' the ends held by the block,

said means including a pair- 'of rods each pivota'lly mounted upon; an'opposite strand of the elastic member vand having' sliding engagementWithv the other-strand; y

8. A hat holder comprising an'velast-ic member doubledv upon itself 'toyfor-m' tWo parallel strands, the ends offthe elastic member beingsecured t0= a tixed'part, the intermediate portion ofthe elastic-'memberforming a loop, a hook secured'to the fixed part and adapted to receivethe looped end of the elastic member, apairl off' rods each pivotallymounted upon an opposite strandv and having a sliding engagement withthe other strand for extending the strands in 'spaced relation toeachother, and means' for urging the rods'to a position at right anglesfto the strands.

9. A hatf holder comprising an elastic member doubled upon itself toformy two parallel strands, the ends of the elastic member being securedto a fixed part, the intermediate portion of the elastic member forminga looplra hook al'so'secure'dl to the fixed part-and adapted to receivethe'loope'd end of the elasticl member, sleeves diagonally'disposed'relative to eachother and slidable upon adjacentstrands, a collar spacedfrom each sleeve and secured onthe adjacent str-ands, and rodsivotallyconnecting an adjacent sleeve and collar' transversely of the strands. V

In' testimony1 that I claim the folregoing as my own I have heretoaffixed myfsignature. I l

JOHN vv; Aifriurrni.v

